municipality · Matanzas
Colón
Colón is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. The municipality has an area of 547 km2 (211 sq mi) and a population of about 68,021. The city proper,
Overview
Colón is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. The municipality has an area of 547 km2 (211 sq mi) and a population of about 68,021. The city proper, with a population of about 44,000, is the third-largest of its province.
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Colón is a municipality in Matanzas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.723°, -80.907°.
It sits within the province of Matanzas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Nueva Echevarria (6 km to the north), Agüica (10 km to the south-east), Perico (13 km to the north-west) and Caney (14 km to the south-west).
It is associated with local culture, history and architecture.
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What's near Colón
Nearby places
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Around Colón
105 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Colón, across 21 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Colón.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 9
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 12
🏥 Health & care 6
🎓 Education 28
🏦 Civic & services 13
🚉 Transport 10
🏟️ Sport & leisure 6
⛪ Faith 10
🛒 Shops & markets 4
🛏️ Stay 4
What Colón makes
13 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 1
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Colón
🏭 Industry 12
Base de Caminos Cañeros · Base de Carga Colón · Base de Combustible · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Colón · …
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Colón — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Central Españasugar
Official information and sources
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